Saturday, June 15, 2013

My thoughts on Syria

First of all, I apologize for lateness in entry. Let's restart!


Three crucial questions must be answered as we offer more aid to the Syrian rebels:

1) Who are the rebels? Are they Al Qaeda? Are they friendly to the US? Will they be like the Taliban and use the weapons we give them against us? The answer to this question must be, regardless, to put the US and its allies in a situation to limit the blowback that will eventually come to us in some form or another. Additionally, we must not allow the chemical weapons stockpile to get into the rebel's hands if we cannot trust them.

2) Will Bashar Assad leave? If Assad does not wish to leave, it could mean that we are dedicating ourselves to a potentially never-ending conflict unless we put boots on the ground.

3) Finally, what will be our ultimate level of involvement? Will we have boots on the ground? A no-fly zone? Will we send in a drone to kill Assad? Will we in/directly confront Russia and Iran? What is the end game. The list of questions related in this category goeso n and on.

One thing is for certain, Syria could be a deadly guessing game. One wrong move and you can pay forever.

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